This casebook is an authoritative introduction to the study of public land and resources law. Case studies, case notes, and examples illustrate points under consideration. Thought-provoking questions generate classroom discussion and hone students' legal reasoning. Representative topics include authority on public lands, wildlife resource, preservation, resource, and history of public land law.

This is a compilation that contains the major statutes affecting federal public land and resources law. Keyed to Coggins, Wilkinson and Leshy's Federal Public Land and Resources Law, it can be used with any other casebook on this subject.